Aliya Moldabekova

Chair of the Board of Directors

Education:

Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.

[1999] Al-Farabi Kazakh State National University, Applied Mathematics, Master of Mathematics.

[1997] Al-Farabi Kazakh State National University, Applied Mathematics, Mathematician.

Professional experience:

Appointed as the Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Investment Corporation of the National Bank of Kazakhstan JSC since 2020.

[2019] - to present, Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan.

[2015 - 2019] Director of the Department of Monetary Operations, National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

[2001 - 2012] held executive positions in the Division of Analysis and Risks, Division of Dealing Operations, and the Department of Monetary Operations of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

[1999] Assistant at the Department of Computer Software and Mathematical Cybernetics, Al-Farabi Kazakh State National University.

Nurzhan Tursunkhanov

Member of the Board of Directors

Education:

[2020] Nazarbayev University, Executive MBA.

[2003] University of Nottingham, Bachelor of Economics.

Professional experience:

Member of the Board of Directors of the National Investment Corporation of the National Bank of Kazakhstan JSC since 2020.

[2019] - to present, Director of the Department of Monetary Operations, National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

[2015 - 2019] held executive positions in the Department of Monetary Operations, National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

[2015] Deputy Chairman, NC Social and Entrepreneurial Corporation "Almaty" JSC.

[2012 - 2015] Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, National Investment Corporation of the National Bank of Kazakhstan JSC.

[2004 – 2012] held various positions in the Department of Monetary Operations, National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

[2003 - 2004] trader of the Treasury Department, SB HSBC Bank Kazakhstan JSC.

Georges Sudarskis

Member of the Board of Directors - Independent Director

Education:

Received a bachelor's degree from the Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris business school, and an MBA from McGill University.

Professional experience:

Member of the Board of Directors – Independent Director of the National Investment Corporation of the National Bank of Kazakhstan JSC since 2018.

Founder and Managing Partner of Sudarskis & Partners, a company that provides consulting services to wealth funds, governmental organizations, and other institutions.

[1998 - 2009] Chief Investment Officer, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, sovereign wealth fund owned by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

From 1975 to 1995, he held various positions at Arthur Andersen & Co, Morgan Guaranty Trust Co. of NY, FIDAL, INF Bank France, and Clinvest (Credit Lyonnais).

Peter Tils

Member of the Board of Directors - Independent Director

Education:

University of Bonn, Political Economics;

University of Cologne, Business Administration.

Professional experience:

Member of the Board of Directors – Independent Director of the National Investment Corporation of the National Bank of Kazakhstan JSC since June, 2021.

Former Chief Executive Officer Central and Eastern Europe (2005-2018), Deutsche Bank AG, Germany.  Headed Deutsche Bank's Representative Office in Mexico City, Colombia and was Co-Head of Deutsche Bank's Göttingen Branch. Leaded the team covering governments, central banks, financial institutions, and selected corporates in Central and Eastern Europe. In 2000 became Global Head of Relationship Management Financial Institutions, Global Banking, Corporate and Investment Bank. 

Former Chairman of the Supervisory Boards of Deutsche Bank Polska S.A., PJSC “Deutsche Bank DBU”, Kiev, Deutsche Bank A.S., Istanbul, and OOO Deutsche Bank, Moscow.He is also a member of the Presiding Board of the Osteuropaverein der Deutschen Wirtschaft e.V. and Co-Chairman of the Deutsch-Kasachischer Wirtschaftsrat (German-Kazakh Economic Council) and a Member of the Kazakhstan Foreign Investors' Council.

Hyo Joon Ahn

Member of the Board of Directors - Independent Director

Education:

[1988] Pusan National University, Korea.

[1999] Australian Graduate School of Management, MBA

Professional experience:

Member of the Board of Directors – Independent Director of the National Investment Corporation of the National Bank of Kazakhstan JSC since October 26, 2022.

Former Executive Fund Director and Chief Investment Officer of the National Pension Service of Korea.

[2013 - 2018] served as Chief Executive of BNK Financial Group, BNK Securities Co., Ltd. and Kyobo AXA Investment Managers Co., Ltd.

[2011 - 2013] Head at Domestic Equity and Global Investment Divisions of NPS Investment Management.

[1992 - 2010] held different positions at BEA Union Investment Management, Daewoo Securities Co., Ltd, Daiwa Securities Group Inc., ANZ Funds Management, Seoul Securities Co., Ltd.

Serikzhan Rysbekov, CFA

Member of the Board of Directors - Chairman of the Executive Board

Education:

[2022] MSc in Strategic Entrepreneurship and Innovation from King's College London, United Kingdom.

[2007] MBA in Finance from T. Ryskulov Kazakh Economic University.

[2005] Bachelor of Economics from Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.

Professional experience:

On April 15, 2024, was appointed as Chairman of the Executive Board and Member of the Board of Directors of the “National Investment Corporation of the National Bank of Kazakhstan” JSC.

[2023 - 2024] Chief Platform Officer, AIFC Authority.

[2022 - 2023] Deputy CEO, “BCC INVEST” JSC.

[2016 - 2022] Deputy CEO, “National investment corporation of the National Bank of Kazakhstan” JSC.

[2012 - 2016] held senior positions within the “National investment corporation of the National Bank of Kazakhstan” JSC.

[2007 - 2012] Senior Analyst within the Analysis and Risks Division of the Monetary Operations Department at the National Bank of Kazakhstan.  

Awarded the 'Теңгеге 20 жыл' commemorative medal ('20 years of tenge').